Manchester United are exploring a transfer for Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt, talkSPORT understands.
De Ligt is eager to depart Bayern this summer season and is seen by United as a possible various to Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite.
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Dutch worldwide De Ligt excelled taking part in beneath United boss Erik ten Hag at Ajax between 2017 and 2019.
The United boss even named the central defender as his skipper, making him the youngest-ever captain of Ajax at 19 years and 186 days outdated.
De Ligt went on to affix Juventus in the summertime of 2019 and spent three years in Turin earlier than heading to Germany with Bayern Munich.
In his profession, De Ligt has gained league titles with Ajax, Juventus and Bayern, in addition to the KNVB Cup within the Netherlands and the Coppa Italia.
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It is understood {that a} cope with Bayern may very well be real looking, although the 24-year-old nonetheless has three years left on his deal.
That is after he was restricted to simply 30 appearances final time period as a result of a knee damage.
De Ligt is presently in Germany for Euro 2024 having been named in Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands squad.
However he’s but to function within the match having been an unused substitute in all three of Holland’s Group D matches.
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Talking forward of the Euros, De Ligt remained tight-lipped over whether or not he may depart the Allianz Enviornment this summer season.
He stated: “I’ve already stated this isn’t the time for me to consider it.
“We’re taking part in on the Euros now and that is essential for me and the nationwide group.
“However what I can say is that I’ve now performed my second season at Bayern – I am very completely satisfied.
“For now I am centered on the Euros after which we’ll see what occurs.”
United have additionally been weighing up a transfer to signal Branthwaite from Everton.
The Toffees worth Branthwaite at £70million, with a deal for De Ligt understood to be far more inexpensive.
